Aug 1- 3rd 2008: PC Fair 2008 in Kuala Lumpur; at KL Convention Centre. We went there on the 3rd at abt 3pm; and it was still crowded as expected. In fact, there were so many people, at one time I felt the air was running out (yes, serious as a heart attack!). And since the was
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The 4.5km SMART tunnel water/roadway (actual tunnel length was reported 3km) was opened earlier this week; and I used it for the first time today on the way to KL City Center; see above. It feels so long; yet well lit and little traffic!
SMART is an acronym for Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel, a project under the
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One of the traditional sports event is mipansa (finger wrestling); here two participants are set to mipansa.
Back in our hometown in Sabah, Kaamatan celebration includes traditional sports such as buffalo race (milumba karabau), arm wrestling (mipulos), knuckle and finger wrestling (mipansa), wrestling (migogol), blow pipe shooting (monopuk), stilts race (mamarampanau), tug
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The dancers from Sabah Cultural Board, taking a short rest during the KDCAKV Kaamatan celebration in KL.
The highlight of the celebration is the crowning of 2007 KDCAKV Unduk Ngadau, Miss Jaycintha (spelling?) Kaur of Penampang.
THE LEGEND OF HUMINODUN
The Unduk Ngadau of Kaamatan Beauty Queen
"Unduk Ngadau" owes its origin from that part of Kadazandusun genesis story, which pertains to sacrifice of "Huminodun" - Kinoingan's only begotten daughter. The legend went on to
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Dr Max Ongkili with a special song called RUMANDAWI.